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The Boat School is accredited as a private institution of higher learning through The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). Students enrolled in our 9 or 12 month boat-building programs might qualify to participate in the Pell Grant, FSEOG School Based Grants, Direct Student Loan (Stafford/William D. Ford), and the Plus Loan (for parent borrowers) programs. While…

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The new technique relies on cutting the plywood panels to exact size and butt-jointing them. It is common now, in order to increase production efficiency, to place the panels either on the inside or outside of a mould where they are held in place with temporary screws. But sometimes not even a jig is required on the smallest boats….

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The ‘ply-on-frame’ building method was developed in the 1950’s using mainly urea-formaldehyde adhesives on the then newly introduced wood medium – plywood. Many boats were designed for this relatively easy form of construction which became popular with professionals and DIY builders. Today ply-on-frame is still used, particularly on small racing dinghy classes designed originally in the 1950’s, but with…

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The first cold-moulded hulls commercially produced were derived from wooden aircraft technology developed during World War II. These used phenol-formaldehyde glue and vacuum pressure was employed to hold the veneers together in an autoclave oven. Hulls produced this way have proved extremely durable with a life of over 30 – 40 years. Nowadays no such plant exists and all…

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The earliest forms did not use adhesive but incorporated a cloth membrane, usually soaked in oil or paint, in between. The veneers were held together with rivets, screws or clenched nails. Epoxy adhesives can be used in the restoration of these hulls by injecting it between the veneer layers. Source: SP Systems. This article was derived from ‘Wooden Boat…

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